This is an index of useful, free databases, listed by Content Area Interest. The content of the databases has been reviewed for Currency, Relevance, Authority Accuracy, and Purpose. For more information on evaluating sources,click on this link:
The Climate Explorer: This is a collaborative project of US government agencies with online tools to allow students to explore climate data from every county in the contiguous United States. Students cal also explore topics including tribal nations, transportation, ecosystems, and water.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture: The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. The Museum’s nearly 37,000 digital items help all Americans see how their stories, their histories, and their cultures are shaped by a people’s journey and a nation’s story. Explore topics such as American South, American West, Civil Rights, Clothing & Dress, Education, Music, Photography, Segregation and Slavery. To explore the collection click here.
The New Europeans. A project of National Geographic, this interactive website presents the stories of dozens of Syrian and other refugees who have streamed into Europe in the past few years.
The Nuremberg Project: A project of the Harvard Law Library, this site features thousands of trial transcripts, briefs, document books, evidence files, and other papers from the trials of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany.
World War I: from the Library of Congress is a comprehensive teacher's guide providing a wealth of sources related to the time period and war including historical context, primary sources, teaching materials, and links to online materials. [This is one of a number of primary source sets of the Library of Congress. To see the index of all source sets, click here.]
The Age of Aerospace: Created in conjunction with Boeing and Discovery Communication, the web project explores 100 years of aviation history. Episodes are continually be added. Along with a video, each segment includes optional resources such as text, images and additional images.
National Geographic YOURSHOT: This is a social media project that encourages people to share photographs. The project provides access to photos submitted by the online community. Users are encouraged to participate by contributing photos and stories based on specific assignments.
This is an index of useful, free databases, listed by Content Area Interest. The content of the databases has been reviewed for Currency, Relevance, Authority Accuracy, and Purpose. For more information on evaluating sources,click on this link:
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The Climate Explorer: This is a collaborative project of US government agencies with online tools to allow students to explore climate data from every county in the contiguous United States. Students cal also explore topics including tribal nations, transportation, ecosystems, and water.Back to top
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The National Museum of African American History and Culture: The only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. The Museum’s nearly 37,000 digital items help all Americans see how their stories, their histories, and their cultures are shaped by a people’s journey and a nation’s story. Explore topics such as American South, American West, Civil Rights, Clothing & Dress, Education, Music, Photography, Segregation and Slavery. To explore the collection click here.The New Europeans. A project of National Geographic, this interactive website presents the stories of dozens of Syrian and other refugees who have streamed into Europe in the past few years.
The Nuremberg Project: A project of the Harvard Law Library, this site features thousands of trial transcripts, briefs, document books, evidence files, and other papers from the trials of military and political leaders of Nazi Germany.
World War I: from the Library of Congress is a comprehensive teacher's guide providing a wealth of sources related to the time period and war including historical context, primary sources, teaching materials, and links to online materials. [This is one of a number of primary source sets of the Library of Congress. To see the index of all source sets, click here.]
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Technology
The Age of Aerospace: Created in conjunction with Boeing and Discovery Communication, the web project explores 100 years of aviation history. Episodes are continually be added. Along with a video, each segment includes optional resources such as text, images and additional images.Back to top
Visual Arts
National Geographic YOURSHOT: This is a social media project that encourages people to share photographs. The project provides access to photos submitted by the online community. Users are encouraged to participate by contributing photos and stories based on specific assignments.Back to top